A feed reader (RSS Reader or “Aggregator”) is your virtual notepad where the content from your RSS subscriptions is organized. New or updated content of your favourite websites is automatically received for you.

RSS Aggregators can come in the form of a Web-based application or desktop software. Web-based RSS readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer (in the same way that you can either download your e-mail, or keep it on a web-based service).

Several browsers, such as Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer (from version 7.0), Opera (from version 7.5), or Safari (from version 2) can also read RSS feeds.
Email software such as Mozila Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook (from version 7.0) and the operating system Microsoft Vista, also manage RSS feeds.

How does it work?

The RSS Reader gathers and displays web feeds from various web sites. Updates from several websites can be delivered directly to you with no need to visit them. In other words, you receive automatic updates when articles (or latest news releases, media briefings, announcements) are added on a website you subscribed to.

Why use RSS?

The benefits and reasons for using RSS are the following:

It allows you to easily stay informed by receiving summaries of the latest content from the websites you are subscribed to

It saves time (no need to visit each website individually)

It ensures your privacy (spam-proof, no visit, you do not need to provide your email address, no newsletter subscription)

It saves bandwidth, since a feed contains only links, headlines or brief synopsis (that means the small amount of Web data can be sent to any XML-compatible device, such as a cell phone, pager, or handled computer, without a lengthy download process)

How do I subscribe to the UNOG website feeds?

If you're using a feed reader, you can click on the links marked with the RSS feed symbol at the top of any page.

Newer browsers like Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox make subscribing much easier by showing the RSS feed symbol either on a toolbar (IE7) or in the address bar (Firefox) indicating an available feed. Clicking on that symbol will subscribe you to the feed using your favourite reader.

If you're using other software that can read RSS feeds , you can click on the links to the feeds above, copy the address and paste it into the software's request for the feed's address.

What do you need to do?

UNOG Website RSS Feeds

Terms of Use

Use of the UNOG RSS feeds is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use, available on the UNOG Website Disclaimer. UNOG reserves the right to discontinue this service at any time.